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Patented Nov. I, I898. G. G. WESTERFIELD.

METALLIC RECEPTACLE.

(Application filed. May 12, 1898.)

(No Model.)

noewtoz (r iwizazZZe i/Zstez/iklrl UNITED STATES GRANVILLE e.WESTERFIELD, or ANDERSON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF oNE- I-IALF TO HORACE O.BRANHAM, OF SAME PLACE.

M ETALLIC RECEPTACLE;

sPEorEIoATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,343, dated November1, 1898 Application filed May 12, 1898- Serial No. 680,507. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GRANVILLE G. 'WEsrEE- EIELD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Anderson, in the county of Madison, State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MetallicReceptacles, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to metallic receptacles, and particularly to theclass of receptacles adapted to be assembled by the user from a blankwithout the necessity of soldering or otherwise permanently connectingthe joined members of the receptacle.

The invention has for its object to provide a form of blank for the bodyof the receptacle which can be packed in a flat condition fortransportation and assembled for use by an ordinary workman.

It has for a further object to provide an improved construction of endor head piece which can be readily fitted upon the body and is securedinplace against accidental disconnection.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear inthe following description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective of the invention withone head or cover removed. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are sectional detailsillustrating the method of securing the head or cover upon the bodyportion. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of the preferred form of thetongues provided upon the body portion, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of theblank from which the body of the receptacle is formed.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalfigures of the draw- Ings.

The letter A designates the body of a receptacle, which upon oppositeedges-forinstance, the upper and lower edges-is provided with a seriesof tongues 13, cut from the body of the metal, the ends of said tonguesprojecting parallel with the upper edge of the body portion. One of theremaining edges-for instance, the side-is provided with a series ofsimilar tongues O, and the opposite edge has formed therein slits oropenings D. This blank may be bent into any de sired shape to form abox, keg, or other similar receptacle. For instance, as illustrated inFig. 1, the blank is bent into a cylindrical form and the tongues 0 passthrough the slits or openings D and are turned down upon the outersurface of the overlapping end of the blank. This forms the body of areceptacle, and the tongues upon the upper and lower edges are adaptedto pass through heads or caps applied at opposite ends to complete thereceptacle or closure. The heads E are provided with an annular flangeportion E,

adapted to fit over the opposite ends of the ,2 receptacle, and theseflanges have formed therein slits or openings E through which thetongues B are passed and then ben'tdown- Ward upon the outer surfaoesofthe overlapping flange E of the coveror head. To facilitate theintroductionof these tongues into the slits or openings E fonelongitudinal wall of the same is bent inward, as at E so that when thehead or cover is placed upon the body, with the openings E in alinementwith the tongues B, said tongues will pass through the openings and canbe bent downward to secure the heads or covers in position and com- 8oplete the receptacle. This is illustrated in detailby Figs. 2, 3, and 4,wherein the sev eral progressive steps of securing the head or cover inposition are illustrated.

The inner longitudinal walls of the slits or openings D are bent inwardat D, similarly to the walls E of the openings E to facilitate theintroduction of the tongues 0 through the slits or openings D.

The tongues 13 and C may be formed in any 0 suitable manner; but I haveillustrated in Fig. 5 the preferred construction of such parts,whereinthe metal at the opposite sides of the tongue is bent over and upon thebody of the tongue, as illustrated at B. This material stilfens andstrengthens the tongue and obviates the necessity of making twoadditional cuts in the metal to remove the surplus material fromopposite sides of the tongue. The body of the receptacle may also beprovided with any desired number of stiffening-beads F, one of which isillustrated in Fig. l and a series of the same in Fig. 6. Thecircumferential beads stiffen and strengthen the sheet metal, so as toprevent it from bending, crushing, or being indented when under pressureincident to rough usage or packing of the receptacles one upon another.

A receptacle constructed as hereinbefore described can be produced by asingle stamping or cutting operation and the pieces forming the body andheads of the receptacle left in a practically flat condition, in whichthey can be most conveniently transported or stored. hen it is desiredto assemble the receptacle, the user has simply to bend it into thedesired curve or angular shape, securing the parts in position by thetongues passing through the slits. It will be noted that these slits arenot of sufiieient diameter to permit any play or looseness between theoverlapping ends, and the overturned tongues firmly hold the partstogether. The inwardly-bent walls of the slits also facilitate theintroduction of the tongues, which could not be successfully otherwiseaccomplished. The advantage of the particular form of tongues and slitsupon the opposite ends of the body are also obvious, particularly as thetongues do not project beyond the upper edge of the body, whereby thehead is limited in its movement by he edge of the body portion A and thetongues passed through the slits in the operation of placing or settingthe head or cover upon the receptacle. It will thus be seen that anytension upon the head will be borne at the bend of the tongues in suchmanner as to prevent the heads being forced off the receptacle by inwardpressure against the same.

The construction of parts provides a metallic receptacle light inweight, simple in construction, readily assembled for use, and which canbe manufactured at a very small cost.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is r 1. A blank for metallic receptacles providedupon opposite edges with a series of tongues and upon one meeting edgewith a series of tongues adapted to enter slits formed in the oppositemeeting edge; substantially as specified.

2. A metallic receptacle comprising a body portion provided with tonguesand slits upon its meeting edges, a series of tongues upon one of itsfree edges, a head or cover having an angular flange provided with aslit, one horizontal wall of which is bent inward to re ceive tonguesupon the opposite free edges of the body; substantially as specified.

3. In a me allic receptacle, a body portion provided with tongues andslits upon its meeting edges, a tongue upon the free end of said portionformed by slitting the metal and bend ing the separate portions upon thebody, and a head or cover provided with an opening through which saidtongue is adapted to pass; substantially as specified.

4:. In a metallic receptacle, a body portion provided upon its meetingedges with tongues and slits having a longitudinal wall thereof bentinward, a series of tongues upon the opposite free edges of said bodyportion, a series of stiffening-beads extendingacross-said body portion,opposite heads or covers provided with slits having an inwardly-bentlongitudinal wall, through which slits the tongues upon the free edgesare adapted to be passed and bent back downwardly upon the head orcover; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GRANVILLE G. \VESTERFIELD.

\Vi tn esses:

EDWARD D. REARDON, H. O. BRANHAM.

